President’s Welcome

Greetings to all Railway Club members, friends and guests!

It is an exciting time to be a part of the railroad community in Southern California. The focus on railroading in the region continues to grow, with new opportunities including expansion of commuter and light rail passenger service sectors and development of high speed rail services throughout the State. Public safety is at the forefront of everyone’s focus, including enhancing grade crossing safety and the implementation of Positive Train Control systems along our key rail corridors. In addition, great emphasis is being placed on enhancing efficient goods movement emanating from the San Pedro Bay Ports along our rail freight corridors that have a direct impact on our regional and national economy.

The Railway Club continues to be an excellent way to keep informed on the dynamic railway programs and policies in our community, which also happen to be some of the most significant in the nation. At any given meeting, in addition to the featured presentation, one can network with others who are working on nearly every notable rail project in the region.

We have recently made some exciting changes to the Railway Club that will facilitate the growth of our membership base by alternating our monthly meetings between Los Angeles and Orange County. We have received speaking commitments from many our top railroad industry leaders that will provide great learning opportunities for both our members and our guests.

I look forward to seeing all of our old friends and meeting new ones at our upcoming Railway Club meetings.

Rob Klovsky
President